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Google Chrome is a fast web browser available at no charge. Before you download, you can check if Chrome supports your operating system and that you have ... SkiptomaincontentDownloadandinstallGoogleChromeGoogleChromeisafast webbrowseravailableatnocharge.Beforeyoudownload,youcancheckifChromesupportsyour operatingsystemandthatyouhaveall theothersystemrequirements. HowtoinstallChrome Windows Downloadtheinstallationfile. Ifprompted,clickRunorSave. IfyouchooseSave,tostartinstallation,either: Double-clickthedownload. ClickOpenfile. Ifyou'reasked,'Doyouwanttoallowthisapptomakechangestoyourdevice',clickYes. StartChrome: Windows7:AChromewindowopensonceeverythingisdone. Windows8&8.1:Awelcomedialogueappears.ClickNexttoselectyourdefaultbrowser. Windows10and11:AChromewindowopensaftereverythingisdone.YoucanmakeChromeyourdefaultbrowser. Ifyou'veusedadifferentbrowser,likeInternetExplorerorSafari,youcanimportyoursettingsintoChrome. InstallChromeoffline Ifyou'rehavingproblemsdownloadingChromeonyourWindowscomputer,youcantrythealternativelinkbelowtodownloadChromeontoadifferentcomputer. OnacomputerconnectedtotheInternet,downloadthealternativeChromeinstaller. MovethefiletothecomputerwhereyouwanttoinstallChrome. Openthefile,andfollowtheonscreeninstructionstoinstall. Ifyoulandontheregulardownloadpage,that’snormal.Eventhoughtheinstallerslooksimilar,aspecialtagtellsuswhichoneisbestforyou. Onceyoudownloadthefile,youcansendittoanothercomputer. Mac Downloadtheinstallationfile. Openthefilecalled'googlechrome.dmg'. Inthewindowthatopens,findChrome. DragChrometotheApplicationsfolder. Youmightbeaskedtoentertheadminpassword. Ifyoudon'tknowtheadminpassword,dragChrometoaplaceonyourcomputerwhereyoucanmakeedits,likeyourdesktop. OpenChrome. OpenFinder. Inthesidebar,totherightofGoogleChrome,clickEject. Linux UsethesamesoftwarethatinstallsprogramsonyourcomputertoinstallChrome.You'llbeaskedtoentertheadministratoraccountpassword. Downloadtheinstallationfile. Toopenthepackage,clickOK. ClickInstallPackage. GoogleChromewillbeaddedtoyoursoftwaremanagersothatitstaysuptodate. Chromebook ChromecomespreinstalledonallnewChromebooks.LearnhowtosetupyourChromebook. SystemrequirementstouseChrome Windows TouseChromeonWindows,you'llneed: Windows7,Windows8,Windows8.1, Windows10orlater AnIntelPentium4processororlaterthat'sSSE3capable Mac TouseChromeonMac,you'llneed: macOSHighSierra10.13andup Linux TouseChromeonLinux,you'llneed: 64-bitUbuntu14.04+,Debian8+,openSUSE13.3+orFedoraLinux24+ AnIntelPentium4processororlaterthat'sSSE3capable  FixproblemswithChrome TryuninstallingChromeandreinstallingittofixproblemswithyoursearchengine,pop-upsorChromeupdates. FixproblemsinstallingGoogleChrome Fix'Aw,Snap!'pagecrashesandotherpageloadingerrors FixissueswithChromeonWayland ChromeonLinuxnowsupportsWaylandalongwithX11.WhenChromeopensonLinux,oneofthesedisplayserverprotocolsisautomaticallychosen. HowChromeinteractswithadisplayserverprotocol Chromeinteractswithadisplayserverprotocoltohelpyouperformcertaintypesofactions.IfyouhavetroublewiththesetypesofactionsinWaylandyoucanchangebacktoX11: Draganddrop Copyandpaste Keyboard,mouseortouchinput WaylandrestrictsChrome’sabilitytoperformcertainactionssuchas: Tabdragging usessimplifiedpreviewthumbnails. Windowscan’tbeplacedatasetlocationonthescreen. HowtooverridetheChromeautomaticdisplayserverprotocolselection Fromyourbrowser: Navigatetochrome://flags Set#ozone-platform-hinttoX11orWayland Fromthecommandline: Navigatetothecommandline LaunchChrome: ForX11:--ozone-platform=x11 ForWayland:--ozone-platform=wayland Can'tinstallChromebecauseofSmode Ifyoucan’tinstallChromeonyourWindowscomputer,yourcomputermightbeinSmode.IfyouwanttodownloadandinstallChrome,learnmoreabouthowtoexitSmode.YoucanalsofindouthowtofixproblemsinstallingChrome. Relatedarticles TurnsynconoroffinChrome UpdateGoogleChrome UninstallGoogleChrome Wasthishelpful?Howcanweimproveit?YesNoSubmitComputerAndroidiPhone&iPadMoretrueGoogleChrometipsFromproductivitytocustomization,learnhowtogetthingsdonemorequicklywithyourbrowser.SearchClearsearchClosesearchGoogleappsMainmenuSearchHelpCentretrue237falsefalse